The case asks Massachusetts justices to balance family values, constitutional rights and a confusing new law.
Plexiglas shields the courtroom witness stand in the Southern District of New York’s Daniel Moynihan Courthouse part of a remodel with public health in mind for reopening the courthouse during the coronavirus pandemic. (Courthouse News photo/Adam Klasfeld)
BOSTON (CN) The Massachusetts Supreme Court struggled Friday to figure out when a parent can be called to testify if their child is accused of a crime.
Three years ago Massachusetts became the fifth state in the country to adopt a rule that parents don’t have to testify against their minor children. But prosecutors are now trying to turn the law around and use it against juvenile defendants, by saying the law prohibits
Anthony Marag begins role as Randolph police chief
COURTESY OF THE RANDOLPH POLICE DEPARTMENT
The Randolph Police Department recently announced Anthony Marag has officially begun his new role as chief.
Marag is the 11th chief of the department. His Installation Ceremony took place on March 28 and the Oath of Office was provided by Justice Serge Georges Jr. He took over duties following Chief William Pace s retirement on April 2. It is an honor for me to step into this role having served my entire career with the Randolph Police Department, Marag said. The men and women of this department serve selflessly and with integrity and courage and I am grateful to them for their dedication to their community. I would also like to thank Chief Pace for his leadership over the past 10 years and his commitment to the department, and I wish him well in his retirement.
With millions of dollars at stake, casinos faced tough questioning about whether their games were fair but it wasn’t clear who will ultimately win the jackpot.
Ahead of the June 1 reopening of Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn., a masked blackjack dealer demonstrates newly installed clear, plastic shields that surround table games on May 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Haigh)
BOSTON (CN) Blackjack players who claim they were cheated out of tens of millions of dollars by Massachusetts casinos appeared to face better odds in arguments Wednesday before the state’s highest court.
The court heard two class actions claiming that many players were unknowingly steered into a variant where they got a payout of only 6:5 for a blackjack an ace along with a 10 or face card instead of the traditional payout of 3:2.
Georges Takes Oath, Making All Seven SJC Justices Baker Appointees
Justice Serge Georges (right) embraced his friend Robert Bruhl who flew in from Hawaii to watch Georges be sworn in at the State House as a member of the Supreme Judicial Court.
Nancy Lane / Boston Herald/Pool By Chris Lisinski | State House News
December 16, 2020
The ceremony to swear in Judge Serge Georges to the Supreme Judicial Court, like most other events during the pandemic, was scaled back from the usual fanfare that accompanies such affairs.
Justice Serge Georges (right) embraced his friend Robert Bruhl who flew in from Hawaii to watch Georges be sworn in at the State House as a member of the Supreme Judicial Court. [Nancy Lane/Boston Herald/Pool]But Georges, who wore a maroon Boston College Eagles facemask while taking the oath of office, still welcomed family and friends to mark the moment, including one former classmate from his undergraduate days at Chestnut Hill who traveled all